remuévsrendueWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“remué” and “rendue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,277
“remué” frequency rank
#4,979
“rendue” frequency rank
50256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remué rendue
Definition Ému, touché. Féminin singulier de rendu.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remué and rendue apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
remué
6 ch
rendue

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remué (\ʁə.mɥe\) and rendue (\ʁɑ̃.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remué is recorded at frequency rank #45,277, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\. rendue is at rank #4,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 50256, this pair ranks #164,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remué vs rendue

Shared letters: eru. Private to "remué": . Private to "rendue": dn.

"remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "rendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rendueerndue · rednue · renddue · rendeu · renndue · renude · rnedue · rrendue

Frequency comparison

remué#45,277
rendue#4,979

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remué" and "rendue" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mɥe\ versus \ʁɑ̃.dy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remué" or "rendue"?
"rendue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,979 in our French list, against #45,277 for "remué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remué vs rendue

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remué” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list